State District Judge Fred Edwards, of Montgomery County, died Monday, according to a report.

Sources tell the Montgomery County Police Reporter that Edwards, 63, was found unresponsive by his daughter at his south Montgomery County home. Edwards was reportedly suffering from a lengthy illness.

Among the cases in his court was that of Verna McClain, a nurse accused of snatching a 3-day-old baby and fatally shooting his mother in 2012. McClain admitted to the horrific crime and received life in prison without the possibility of parole.